I’ve received a good amount of feedback about one of my posts this week. It seems that my article on “tricking yourself to save” was picked up by a few sites recently including Dumb Little Man, Lifehack.org and The Simple Dollar. I would like to thank these sites for sharing this post with their readers! My message here was that saving doesn’t have to be tough since there are ways you can try making it into an unconscious and lifelong habit.
What else is an enjoyable habit? My readings around the web of course!
Personal Finance Reads
- Money Smart Life: Ben explains how to avoid paying into Social Security and also reveals a reader’s response to this matter.
- Lazy Man and Money: He’s on his honeymoon this week so Paid Twice has stepped in as a guest blogger, telling us how she got into debt by being lazy.
- Gen X Finance: Jeremy takes a closer look at Generation X and tells us how this generation can improve their financial situation.
- The Sun’s Financial Diary: I am envious about this particular heating bill. Unfortunately, we’re not that great at managing our utilities and water use. So this is an area of consumption we’ve been trying to work at improving.
- The Simple Dollar: Compelling stuff from Trent this week: he’s facing a fork on the road similar to my own plight. On this note, here’s how to get started on chasing your dreams.
- Get Rich Slowly: Looks like I’m not the only who hates certain ads and who plays tricks on telemarketers.
- Five Cent Nickel: Worrying about gift-giving this holiday season? Fear not, here are some frugal gifting ideas.
- All Financial Matters: Here’s a great discussion and visual on what it takes to turn $1,000 into $1,000,000.
- Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: If you’re saving for a house, what kind of account do you have your money in? You could have various money sources to consider but check out what happens if you use your 401K vs a standard brokerage account in funding your home.
- Mighty Bargain Hunter: I’ve contemplated on trying out carpooling before but sadly, it didn’t work out too well due to my tight schedule. But I continue to keep my eye out for options.
- No Credit Needed: It’s never too early to take a planning stance on your taxes.
- Free Money Finance: Warning, rant ahead — but for good reason. Higher taxes could be a sign that your policy leaders are copping out. It’s the easy way out of a fiscal problem which can also be resolved with less spending. If only it were that easy.
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An easy way to reduce heating cost is to use an intelligent heating controller which can include occupancy sensors so that rooms are reduced to a background temperature whilst not in use.